'''Dinosaurs''' are an extinct order of animals of the superorder ''dinosauria'' which first emerged some 230 million years BCE, evolving from reptiles. Dinosaurs were the dominant reptiles for most of the Mesozoic Era, dying out during the [[Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event]] after which mammals filled most of the niches that dinosaurs and large marine reptiles once held. Never the less, from a [[Cladistics|cladistic]] standpoint, dinosaurs still exist today in the form of birds.

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'''Dinosaurs''' are an extinct order of animals of the superorder ''dinosauria'' which first emerged some 230 million years BCE, evolving from reptiles. Dinosaurs were the dominant reptiles for most of the Mesozoic Era, dying out during the [[Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event]], after which mammals filled most of the niches that dinosaurs and large marine reptiles once held. Never the less, from a [[Cladistics|cladistic]] standpoint, dinosaurs still exist today in the form of birds.

== Dinosaurs in [[Science Fiction]] ==

== Dinosaurs in [[Science Fiction]] ==

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Dinosaurs are an extinct order of animals of the superorder dinosauria which first emerged some 230 million years BCE, evolving from reptiles. Dinosaurs were the dominant reptiles for most of the Mesozoic Era, dying out during the Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event, after which mammals filled most of the niches that dinosaurs and large marine reptiles once held. Never the less, from a cladistic standpoint, dinosaurs still exist today in the form of birds.

In Mass Effect, it is possible to clone dinosaur-like creatures called kakliosaurs to serve as mounts for krogan soldiers. Unfortunately, the resulting creatures are never actually seen during the game.

Dinosaurs are occasionally brought up in RAR! threads, and developments in paleontology involving dinosaurs are a fairly commonly brought up in the Science, Logic and Morality forum. As one of the best known prehistoric lifeforms, dinosaurs come up fairly often in the Creation/Evolution debate.